space photography
Dragons in the sky? See the breathtaking finalists for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024
The Royal Observatory Greenwich‘s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has revealed the shortlist for its 16th edition. Like every year, it shares with us…
NASA’s Odyssey captures unseen view of Olympus Mons, the solar system’s tallest volcano
Odyssey, NASA’s longest-running robotic explorer at Mars, is about to hit a major milestone: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet! To celebrate this impressive feat,…
Travel through Pillars of Creation with NASA’s breathtaking 3D visualization
NASA has unveiled a groundbreaking new 3D visualization of the iconic Pillars of Creation, celestial structures located within the Eagle Nebula. This immersive experience is…
This is the first Hubble image after recent malfunction
NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope has captured its first new image since successfully transitioning to a one-gyro operating mode. This marks a significant milestone for…
Stunning airplane photo takes center stage in Kolari Vision’s first solar eclipse contest
Kolari Vision has unveiled the winners of their very first Solar Eclipse Photo Contest. The competition was launched in honor of the awe-inspiring total eclipse…
Webb Telescope’s new image unveils the stunning secrets of the Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula, a dazzling cloud of gas and dust leftover from a massive star’s explosion, has long perplexed astronomers. Now, thanks to NASA’s James…
William Anders, the astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, dies in a plane crash
According to Gregory Anders, his father, one of the famous Apollo 8 crew members, William Anders, died in a plane crash in Washington state. William…
James Webb Telescope finds two oldest galaxies ever spotted
Peering back just 300 million years after the Big Bang, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered the two most distant galaxies…
Webb telescope captures the most distant black hole merger ever recorded
Our understanding of the universe just got a major boost thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers have discovered the farthest-ever detection of a…
James Webb telescope captures Horsehead Nebula’s edge in unprecedented detail
The iconic Horsehead Nebula, a cosmic pillar of dust and gas in Orion’s constellation, has revealed its secrets in stunning new detail. NASA’s James Webb…
